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Kelly McKenna spoke with the Sacramento Bee about California Senate Bill 1133, the Ready to Learn, Ready for Health Act. End Chronic Disease sponsored the bill to implement preventative health education in grades 1-12. If signed into law, the new framework will be a guide to help educators deliver lessons about health-related topics to California public school students.

Kelly McKenna joined FOX40 News in Sacramento to discuss how a proposed disease registry for frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) in California could help us strengthen efforts to understand potential causes, treatments, and opportunities for prevention. Kelly spoke alongside Emma Hemming Willis, wife of actor Bruce Willis (who is impacted by FTD), following Emma’s visit to the California State Capitol.

Kelly McKenna was quoted in Gold Mountain California News Media in support of bipartisan legislation to build high-quality public health data for frontotemporal degeneration (FTD). The bill, SB 1047, will provide researchers, clinicians, public health officials, and policymakers with stronger data to improve our understanding of FTD and ultimately help improve outcomes for patients and families.

Kelly McKenna wrote an opinion letter sharing how support for recess transcends party lines and geography. Legislators representing red and blue districts alike and from dense urban neighborhoods, suburbs and rural communities recognize that while opportunities for outdoor play differ by location, the need for daily movement doesn’t.

Martha MacCallum and Kelly McKenna penned an op-ed to explain how more than a decade of new research has deepened our understanding of why recess matters — not only for children’s physical health, but for their cognitive development, emotional well-being and long-term success. Recess is not a break from learning — it’s part of how children learn.

Kelly McKenna joined Good Day Alabama to discuss the impact of Alabama's FOCUS Act, which limits phone use during the school day. Local schools are seeing significant transformations in student culture, behavior, classroom focus, and more. Kelly also shares how parents can implement an "ABC framework" to encourage healthy screen time as a family.

Kelly McKenna joined The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum to highlight the importance of outdoor time, recess, and reducing screen time in schools to improve children's health and academic performance. They discuss policy changes at the state level, including recess, cell phone limitations, and healthier school lunches.

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Kelly McKenna joined the Champions for Youth podcast to discuss how to create lasting health behavior change. From school nutrition and recess policies to preventive health education, this work is helping young people build healthier habits while empowering communities to make informed choices.

Kelly McKenna shared an op-ed in the Washington Examiner about the American Academy of Pediatrics' recent policy statement declaring recess as essential to children's health and development, and what it means for advocacy efforts nationwide.

End Chronic Disease's Kara Jones shared an op-ed in The 74 about how a handful of bill efforts aiming to protect children’s health were stalled in Kansas this session due to political turf battles and institutional influence.

Kelly McKenna joined Washington, D.C.'s WUSA 9 to discuss the Surgeon General's recent statement on the importance of limiting screen time for kids, and to share tips for parents on balancing screen time during summer break.

Mike Mooney used paraquat for landscaping jobs. He struggled with neurological symptoms for 10+ years and was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at age 49. End Chronic Disease secured this national interview on Fox News to share his story.

End Chronic Disease spoke with the Rutland Herald about Vermont's ban on paraquat and how it's a historic step forward in the fight against Parkinson's disease and toxic environmental exposure.

Kelly McKenna spoke with KCTV 5 about the importance of daily recess following Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s recent decision to veto a bill that would have ensured a daily recess for K-5 students and prohibited the practice of withholding recess as punishment.

Ballotpedia featured Kelly McKenna's written testimony in support of New York's bill to provide daily recess for elementary students, highlighting how research shows it improves children's mental and physical health and academic performance.

Kelly McKenna joined KTLA 5’s Sunday Morning team to discuss Los Angeles Unified School District's decision to heighten screen time limits for K-12 students and how excessive screen time contributes to chronic disease development.

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Kelly McKenna joined KABC’s Randy Wang to discuss the scientific links between known exposure to harmful chemicals—such as pesticides and popular dry cleaning agents—and Parkinson’s Disease (PD).

Illinois lawmakers are pushing to remove ultra-processed foods from school lunches. End Chronic Disease CEO Kelly McKenna spoke about the importance of this kind of legislation in protecting against chronic disease risk.

Kelly McKenna penned an op-ed in Sunday's New York Post about the landscape of recess in New York schools and the promise of a recess-focused bill currently advancing through the New York legislature.

Nevada had the highest increase in obesity of any state in 2024, per CDC data. End Chronic Disease joined KTNV to talk about wide-ranging factors that can drive obesity risk and the promise of childhood interventions.

End Chronic Disease spoke with WHAS 11 Louisville about Indiana’s new, bipartisan “bell-to-bell” cell phone bill — signed into law in March — and what it means from a chronic disease prevention perspective.

End Chronic Disease joined health advocate and celebrity actor Ethan Suplee as well as country singer and cancer survivor Joshua Ray Walker on Suplee’s newsest podcast, “LifeLONG with Ethan Suplee."

ECD’s Kelly McKenna joined FOX 5 DC’s “Good Day DC” to share information about autoimmune disease symptoms, pathology, and prevention.

CBS 6 Albany covered New York’s proposed K-5 recess bill, which End Chronic Disease has been advocating for closely. The idea for the bill initially came out of a fourth grade student project.

End Chronic Disease published an op-ed in City & State New York advocating for AB 6939, a bill currently advancing through the State Legislature that would require 30 minutes of recess in K-5 New York schools.

End Chronic Disease’s Kelly McKenna delivered testimony about the importance of PE and preventive health education in K-12 schools, driving a 12-0 vote to advance HCR2015 forward

Kelly McKenna joined Genevieve Glass of Spectrum News to discuss the newly released U.S. Federal Dietary Guidelines

End Chronic Disease spoke with the Washington Examiner about why expanding access to therapeutics like GLP-1s is an important step in helping address chronic diseases that disproportionately impact low income populations

End Chronic Disease spoke with the Washington Examiner about how seasonal clock changing contributes to chronic disease development, and how efforts to do away with the changes once and for all are gaining momentum

Kelly McKenna joined FOX’s Marla Tellez to reflect on Governor Newsom’s signing of AB 1264, what this means for chronic disease, and the promising path ahead

End Chronic Disease Board Member Nic Jammet reflects on AB 1264’s historic passing and how California policies often set the tone for the rest of the nation

End Chronic Disease’s Kelly McKenna and Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (Encino) joined Eytan Wallace to discuss California Bill AB 1264.

Kelly McKenna joined FOX LA to give an update on AB 1264, one of the most bipartisan bills in the history of California, which is now on Governor Newsom’s desk for signature

End Chronic Disease's Christina Pascucci writes about the importance of California school lunch bill AB 1264 and End Chronic Disease’s work in supporting the bill

End Chronic Disease CEO Kelly McKenna joined FOX 11 Los Angeles to discuss California’s AB 1264, an important bill that would ban harmful ultra-processed foods from school lunches

Axios’ Alex Isenstadt highlights state policy efforts aimed at curbing chronic disease, highlighting End Chronic Disease’s contributions and perspective that “this is just the beginning"

KABC Radio host Frank Mottek and Environmental Working Group’s Bernadette Del Chiaro recapped a successful lobbying day in Sacramento as End Chronic Disaese joined advocates and stakeholders to discuss school lunch bill AB 1264

In a deep-dive essay on the MAHA movement and HHS efforts under Secretary Kennedy so far, STAT News emphasized the country’s broad and bipartisan support for food and nutrition reform, citing End Chronic Disease’s Summer 2025 Poll

POLITICO exclusively covered End Chronic Disease’s Summer 2025 Preventive Health Poll, which showed that most Americans agree on the importance of preventive health reform

End Chronic Disaese commissioned a poll to examine voter views on preventive health policy concepts, especially in schools - such as mandating nutrition education, toxin reduction, recess requirements, screen time limits, and more. Respondents substantially supported the concepts polled across demographics and party lines

Christina Pascucci reminded viewers of FOX's Trace Gallagher the importance of not being distracted by divisive headlines and keeping in mind the more pressing issues our country faces, highlighting End Chronic Disease's work in fighting for better nutrition for our nation’s kids

End Chronic Disease’s Kelly McKenna joined KABC's Mottek on Money to discuss the White House's executive order re-establishing the Presidential Fitness Test

An article for National Review covers End Chronic Disease’s efforts in helping drive state wins for preventive health, such as school lunch and fitness improvements

Kelly McKenna, CEO of End Chronic Disease, joins Bruce Cook's podcast to talk about her experience overcoming chronic autoimmune disease by changing her diet; about ECD's mission; and about how individuals can make small changes to realize meaningful health improvements

End Chronic Disease’s Nora Kenney published an Op-Ed in the New York Post about a growing body of evidence linking the ketogenic diet to improved mental health